Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
2
Q
Arter/o, Arteri/o
A
Artery
3
Q
Ather/o
A
Plaque, fatty substance
4
Q
Card/o, Cardi/o
A
Heart
5
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
6
Q
Pheb/o
A
Vein
7
Q
Hem/o, Hemat/o
A
Blood, pertaining to the blood
8
Q
Radi/o
A
Radiation, X-rays
9
Q
Cholecyst/o
A
Gallbladder
10
Q
Col/o, Colon/o
A
Colon, large intestine
11
Q
Duoden/i, Duoden/o
A
Dueodenum
12
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
13
Q
Ech/o
A
Sound
14
Q
Ven/o
A
Vein
15
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
16
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
17
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
18
Q
Sigmoid/o
A
Sigmoid colon
19
Q
Adredn/o, Adrenal/o
A
Adrenal glands
20
Q
Gonad/o
A
Sex gland
21
Q
Pancreat/o
A
Pancreas
22
Q
Thyr/o, Thyroid/o
A
Thyroid gland
23
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
24
Q
Albin/o
A
White
25
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
26
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
27
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
28
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
29
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen, abdominal wall
30
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
31
Q
Coron/o
A
Coronary, crown
32
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat, lipid
33
Q
Melan/o
A
Black, dark
34
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck, cervix (neck of the uterus)
35
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
36
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
37
Q
Path/o
A
Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
